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October 26, 1918,

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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

THE NEW BRITISH ATTACK,`

Thousands of Prisoners and Many- Guns,

SHARP FIGHTING NEAR VALENCIENNES,

London, October 24. Reporting on the operations between the Sambra Canal and the Scheldt, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig myn :----During the morn- ing we pressed the attack on the whole front, carrying the enemy's positions to a depth of over three miles and driving him out of many strongly-defended villages, farma and woods.

The English of the Twenty-Fifth Division had hard fighting in Bcia je Veque and made good progress through the wood.

East County troops of the Fighteenth Division advanced three and a half miles sad captured Bansies.

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"Anglo-Scottish troops of the Twenty-First and Thirty-Third Divisions secured crossinge of the Harpies at Vendegies Wood and captured Vendegien Village.

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Other English troops, with New Zealanders on their left,. rasched the outskirts of Neuvilla and established themselves on bigh ground north-west of the village. Farther north we captured Escalmain,

We took prisoner several thousands and captured many gunf. The advanos is continuing on the whole front.

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Sharp Fighting South of Valenciennes.

Lyone, October 24,

Field Karehal Sir Douglas Haig reports Sharp fighting con tinued on Wednesday afternoon and evening on the battlefront | southward of Valenciennes. We expelled the enemy from Vendegies Wood and captured Neuville, Balanchies and Beaadignies, securing crossing of the Esstillon Biver as the latter place.

The enemy in the evening counter attacked de vigorously opposite Vendegies, with strong artillery support, and was repulsed. The attack was rasumed on the whole front this morning between the Sambre-Oise Canal and the Sobeldt. Northward of Valenciennes we cleared the enemy from Dersismes Forest and captured Thiers Baaterive and Thau,

Determined local fighting occurred westward of Tournsi without causing any material change in the sitaation:

Valenciennes Becoming Isolated.

London, October 24,

Reater's correspondent at British Headquarters, writing c-day, Bayæ:--Yesterday's victory by the Third and Fourth British Armies was infinitely greater than expressed by the big haule of prisoners and guns. It is merely s question of time before. Valenciennes is isolated. The weather is favouring as, an east wind drying the ground.

According to a Pariz mevaage: A Havas correspondent says Fifteep Divisions opposed the British yesterday,

French Maintala Their Gains.

London, October 24.

A French ommanique states:-On the 0.36 front we crossed the can-l east of Grand Verly. Despite enemy counter-attacke, cur elements maintained themselves e a the esst bank..

Between the Ose sad the Sarra the struggle was also lively in the region of the railway north of Marec ort.

Seven Thousand Prisoners.

"London, October 25. Field Marshal Sir Dong's Esig reports Singa yesterday morning we have captured 7,000 prisoners and over a bundred Race, New Zealandera esptured a comber of batteries, including boavice, in the neighbourhood of Besadiguies.

THE LEAGUE_OP-NATIONS...

Proposed Drafting of Detailed Scheme,

London, October 24.

In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. David Davies, Lord Babert Cecil stated that the Government was trying to reich au agreement with the Allies and the United States which would ene ble

detailed scheme for a League of Nations to be drafted.

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THE HINDENBURG LINE, -

British Army First to Break It.

London, October 24,

In the House of Commode, replying to Mr. Houston, Mr. Macpherson coz firmed the fact that the proad distinction of being the first to break the Hindenburg Line belonged to the British Army-Cheers).

NO WINTER RACING.

London, October 24,

Owing to railway difficultier, the Government has prohibited winter racing.

#BRITISH AERIAL SUCCESSES,

Enemy Loses Twelve Large Aerodromies.

London, Outober 24..

The Press Baresa states that during the period from June to September inclusive, the British destroyed 1,443 and brought dowa 558 German seroplanes; against 668 Britishi missing.

A significant feature of the recovery of territory in Belgium is that the enemy baa krst over twilwa large aerodromes, the effect of which is to rooms a new sector of the Rhine to the early possibility of serial attacke,

THE BALKAN CAMPAIGN..

Serblaas Force Enemy to Retreat

London, October 24,

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A Serbian.official message atates :--We forasd the enemy to retrent on the Rast front and crossed the West Morava River, advancing northwarda. We took prisoner over three hundred.

THE ITALIAM FRONT.

French, British and Italian Successes,

London, October 24,

Italian official message says:-The French penetrated the positions on Monat Sissmol, faFing prisoner 730.

British southward of the Asiago atormed, tranohem at Ave,

Edgs wethward of Asha, taking one hund

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SATURDAY,

OCTOBER 26,

1918.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS,

THE PEACE QUESTION.

Necessity of Surrender.

Paris, Oct. 22 The German pretension (to arrange an armistice on a basis of the balance of military power is described in Paris se merely ridiculous French opinion fails to see the utility of much talk if the Kaiser is not surrendering the sword. Speaking in the Senate, M, Pichon expressed confidence that the time was coming when the enemy would be fixed to make amends for his crimes M. Delory, Member of Parliament for Lälle, resumed his seat in the Chamber of Depaties after four years', absence and said that if the treaty of peace did not provide for due restitution and Justice it would be a crime against France and humanity. The Chamber unanimously decided to placard the speech of M. Delory throughout the country. The Chamber was deeply moved with indignation Havas

A Difference la Viewpoint. ».

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Reuter is informed that the Allied Governments alpiun- animous as regards the terms opon which it will be possible to negotiate an armistice. The terms must include guaran- tees as regards sea power which the Allies consider of the first importance. President Wilson never assumed the evacu- ation of occupied territories as the only condition precedent to an armistice as the Germans have always argued,

Reichstag Discussion,

الواحد

Amsterdam, Oct 23.- In the Reichstag the National Liberal. Herr Stresemann, following the Chancellor, despondently referred to this mili tary situation especially in view of past successes. The Conservative, Herr Westarp, regretted the curtailment of sabmarinism before the blockade had been suppressed. The War Minister, von Stein, alleged that the Allies, not the Germans, fired the evacuated towns, denied, that the Ger- mans carried off the inhabitants and declared that soldiers' excesses had been punished when known.

The Reichstag after debating the Chancellor's epesch unanimously passed a vote of confidence in him.

Herr Dittmann the German Socialist who was imprison- ed in February has been released.

A German Suggestion.

$ Amsterdam, Oct 24. The "Frankfurther Zeitung" elucidates the ambiguous first paragraph of the German Note saying that President Wilson now possesses the opportunity by arranging the time and place to give representatives of the armies of both sides an opportunity of discussing and arranging an armistic

Independent Derman-Austrian State:

London, Oct. 24.

A message from Vienna tates that the Germ deputies in the Reicharat met as a constituent German national aa- sembly and resolved to take measures to form sa indepen dent German-Austrian State having a voice in the peace negotiations,"

Other items.

London, Oct 24

The "Daily Mail" says the Government is collecting the e views of representatives of the Dominions concerning ärmis tice terms as they would affect their home interests and their troops in Europe.

It is understood that Colonel House will be head of the American diplomatic mission to Europe in connection with the establishment an Interalled Diplomatic Council."

It is stated that Lord Reading has delayed, his return to Washington because an assembly of the Diplomatic Council is imminent.

FUTURE OF GERMAN'COLONIES.

London, Oct. 23. Speaking at the Anstralian and New Zealand Luncheon Clab in London Mr. Balfour alluded to the questions of the German colonies. It was absolutely essential, he said, that the British Empire's communications should remain safe. If the German colonies were returned what security was there that their original possessors would pot use them as bases for piratical warfare! He could see no answer to this question than that in no circumstances was it consistant with, the safety, security and unity of the Empire that 'these colonies be returned to Germany. (Applause). This was not a selfish imperialistic doctrine. It was one wherein the interests of the world were almost as much concerned ... as the interests of the Empire itself. If we were to remain - an united Empire it was absolutely necessary that ways whereby the component parts communicate with each other should never again be at the mercy of an unscrupulous power, (Cheers).

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THE BALKAN THEATRE.

More Allied Progress.

London, Oct, 24.

A French eastern communique says: After heavy fighting. the Serbians carried the Bukovinek: massif.north east of Aleksenatz. The Allied troops have reached the Ber mines; north-west of Zaitchar

In Touch with Rumania,

Paris, Oct. 23. The French by reaching Vidin and the Danube link up with Rumania and form a direct menace adjoining Hungarian territory,-Havas.

Bulgarian Ill-Treatment

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London, Oct, 23.

Mr. Ward Price says that out of fifty thousand Serbian soldiers 'prisonered by the Balgars only twenty thousand survived, the constant illtreatment during the three years.

·A Terrible fadictment. **

Balonika, Oct. 23.

The Greeks have now occupied the whole of Eastern. Macedonia. The liberated towns are desolate indeed. The Bulgarian destruction has been so complete that it in im- possibly to trace many villages Of twelve thousand inhabi- tants at Demerhizzar-two thousand remein and these aré like skeletons. Of the Greeks only one sixth of the pre- war population in Eastern Macedonia remain. The women. were forced to work on building, fortifications under fire... Throughout the whole of Eastern Macedonia, only a fown women and girls have not been outraged while many hayo “been deprived of their hair the male population but

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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE WESTERN OFFENSIVE.

A Three-Mile Push.

London, Oct 2 Renter's correspondent at British Headquarters, writing on Oct. 33, says: By midday we penetrated in to-day's at- tack a depth of nearly three miles on a front of shout" seventeen. We reached from såstward (of Raïames Forest to the western sank of the Scheldt. ---

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Enemy Seeking Shelter.

Paris, Oct. 23. Along the whole front, from the Dutch frontier to south of Valenciennes the Germans are trying to shelter behind the water ways, The French crossed the Lys at two points, while the British succeeded in forming a bridge-head at Pecq on the Scheldt. Tournai is half encircled and Valenciennes “ has been evacuated, ́ ́A German retirement to the Meuso would involve the loss of Brussels, Antwerp and the southern Belgian coalfield. On the Serre front the French met xa attack by seven divisions and forced & new German retreat Czecho Slovak troops took part-Havaa.

Attacks to Continue During Winter,

London, Oct. 23. "Renter's 'correspondent at American Headquarters, wir- ing on the 23rd, says: Throughout the winter the Germans are to be subjected to a campaign of 'exceptional violence and will not be given a breathing spell to recuperate their Zorces or replenish their supplies. On seventy-five per cent, of the whole western front there is offered no real obstacle to the continuance of the fight.

Object of British

Attack,

London, Oct. 23,

Beater's correspondent at British Headquarters says thrt the Third and Fourth Armies participated in the latest attack towards the Scheldt canal and its tributary lines. The situation, simply stated, is that we want to prevent the enemy from carrying out his wish to get away. An attack was launched at 1.20 this morning. in misty weather. The enemy was fighting doggedly. The First Army crossed the Scarpe east of Nivelle and its ad vance continues. The Fifth Army and Second- Army, also the Belgian Army are meeting with increased rexistance. ·

Evacuation of Ghent.

Amsterdam, Oct 23 The "Telegraaf" announces that the evacuation of Ghent is in full swing and the last boats are hastily being towed down the canal to Selzscle.

British Advance all Day Long.

London, Oct, 24. Field Marshal für Douglas Haig reports: This morning's attack was by England Scottish troops of the Third and Fourth Armies between the Bambre Canal and the Scheldt River, southward of Valenciennes. In a difficult country the many streams, villages and woods were resolutely de- fended. During the assembly period in the early stages of the battle hostile artillery was most active with high ex plosives, and gas shells. Our troops all day long advanced despite the resistance especially of artillery and machine- guns. The infantry advanced for some hours before dawn, penetrated the enemy's defences on the whole front and captured the important village of Pommereuil in the forest of Romenues. On the extreme right n strong resistance was met at the fortified farm of Gimbremont and the railway. halt nearby but it was overcome. On the left centre we aformed Beaurain with the assistance of tanks, On the left the English crossed the Harpies River and captured Vertain.

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Enemy's Strong Resistance.

London, Oct. 24, Beater learns that to-day's British attack met with the strongest resistance-The enemy had massed nine divisions. on a front of twelve miles and began counter preparations half an hour before our attack began. We progressed be- tween one and two miles on the whole front and resched the high ground overlooking Harpies valley and prisonered over two thousand Eastward of Lecatesa we reached the line starting westward of Orsy thence through Bishopa wood and eastward of Croix, Beaurain and Romerios. We captured Brusy on thefarath-eastern edge of Eaismes forest.

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French Haul of Quas.

London, Oct. 24,

A French communique, says: 'On the Oise front both artilleries were active. The First Army captured during the fighting on the 17th October eighty-one guns, one bundred trench mortars, a number of 37 milimetra, guns, over seven hundred machine guns, etc.

Desperate Struggles,

Londra, Oct. 24. A French communique says: There was great artillery activity on the Oise front between the Olse and· Berre... We advanced north of Catsillon-du-Temple and carried odr line to the outskirts of Chevresessio, les Dames. Further edat we captured a strongly defended wood north-east of Hesbrecourt and Richecynt, prisonering 150. Desperate "struggles occurred on the Ferre-Bouche front. "We reached

and held the eastern bank of the Souche opposite · Brazi» »- court farm despite counter-attacks and gained ground south- east of Nisy le Comte. East of the Aisne sharp fighting continues in the region of Vouziers. German attacks on the village of Terron and eastward of Vandy were heavily re paised. We carried Beaurepaire mill, between Ölizy end Grandpre

Stuff Fighting on American Frant.

London, Oct. 24:

An American communiqué says: North of Yerdan we made progress at several points in face of determined re- sistance and captured Bellenwood East of the Mense wa penetrated Detrayes and Warrille woods taking ons hundred prisoners. We completely occupied Bantheville west of the Mense and captured 75 prisoners and eight machine guns, There was bitter fighting north of Grandpre. The artillery- ing has been most violent along the whole front. Fifteen enemy seroplanes were shot down in air fights. Biz-Amer-} ican machines are missing.

On the Flanders Front:

London, Oct 247 A British Belgian cons from Flanders excep the French have ca

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MACAO GAOL.

Application for Extradition.

Mr. J. B. Wood, at the Polies Court this morning, hoard="" formal application for the extradi. tion and surrender of Kong Cha Ten to the Macao. Authorities an the ground that he wass fugitive, Mr. G. H. Wakeman (Crown Solicitor) appeared for the Crown and Mr PW. Goldring appeared for the defendant.

Chief Detective Inspector W. Marision deposed that by virtue of a warrant produced be arrested the defendent at Arbuthnot Road this morning. At an identifica tion parade in the Victoria Gaol yesterday he · indentified the defendant as the man who W3S wanted by the Macão Authorities 00 the-grounde JA of being a fugitive. Mr. B. do Ristic and a Chinese, ́de- teotive from Macsó also identified? the defendant at porades held at the Victoria Gaal yesterday morn ing. The Hoa, Q. 8. P. and Mrs. P. W. Goldring were prevent at- the identification, „

Bernardino Jose da Beariɔ deposed that he was appointed assistant warder abat October, |1915: He knew the Felendant. Oå | November 9, 1915, the defendant was committed to Gaol at Maono, He was krowa ze Kong Chai Ten. |Es (defendant) was sentenced to four years' imprisonment : for robbery, Hs (witzem) wie on daty on July 8, 1910, at the : | Macao Gaol · from whence the defendant escaped at sboat a am. He also identified the defendant at antiguiñestion parade at the Victoris Ghol yesterday al 10 am. Witnes aled asid that the defendant waa sentenced to four years imprison. mea and one month's fine, counting 100 reis for each day.

A Chinese detemire from Macao deposed that caring 1915- 1916 he bed frequent access to the Gael and he saw the defand. ant there." BH identified the defendant at the Victoria Goal yesterday,

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My Goldring Beked permission to reserve his cross- azamination. his croes eximication till ä`later date, which His Worship granted. Mr. Goldring then applied for bail, saying that be weaready to go into any figure se his (defendant's) relations were infinential people.

Mr. Wakeman opposed the granting of bail on the grounds that defendant had escaped "from". Gaol at Muoso

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His Worship remanded the cars till Wednesday afiarnoon, no bail being allowed.

Conflicting Stories.

Two Chinese were charged at the Police Court this morning. before Mr. J. E. Wood, with stealing a basket belonging to a passenger on board the a. Hai- tan yesterday. Inspector P. O'Bullivan prosecuted and mid that the compliment went to the |Haitan, which was due to leave at about 2 pm. He then handed s basket to a man, whe put it on deck. Later on the first defendant osma and curried it away. The man at the Station made two sistemanta and which of thens were true" be could not any. The man first sold the Inspeptor that he saw the first defendant carry sway the basket and hand it to another msp. Ha- was arrested and aga result of enquiries "made, the second defenaank: was arre Later on the told O’Balliven that he did not sen

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